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| assignment |
a position for which one is chosen. [1/4 definitions] |
| cent |
see "sen3." [1/2 definitions] |
| deli |
(informal) delicatessen. |
| elect |
a person or persons selected or chosen. [1/8 definitions] |
| language |
a style of writing or speaking, especially with respect to the particular type of words chosen. [1/5 definitions] |
| odd man out |
a method of isolating or choosing a person from a group, as for certain games, or the person so isolated or chosen. [1/2 definitions] |
| pick1 |
something or someone chosen. [1/14 definitions] |
| picked |
carefully or specially chosen. [1/2 definitions] |
| prune2 |
to reduce or lessen. [1/4 definitions] |
| riel |
the chief monetary unit of Cambodia, equaling one hundred sen. |
| ringgit |
the chief monetary unit of Malaysia, equaling one hundred sen. |
| rupiah |
the chief monetary unit of Indonesia, equaling one hundred sen. |
| slack1 |
to lessen the tension or pressure of; loosen. [1/12 definitions] |
| unbend |
to relax or remove the tension in or from (something bent, stretched taut, or the like); straighten; loosen. [1/3 definitions] |
| unfix |
to unfasten; detach; loosen. [1/2 definitions] |
| watermark |
a mark that shows how far a tide or body of water has risen. [1/3 definitions] |
| yen1 |
the chief monetary unit of Japan, equaling one hundred sen. |
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